Roots/*h₁rep-h₁rep-“to snatch, pluck”Widely acceptedactionforceSource of Latin rapere, English rape, rapture, rapid, ravenRoot for snatching, yielding Latin rapere and English rapid, rapture, ravish, raven, usurp.Related Rootsbheg-“to break, shatter”bʰelh₂-“to strike, fight in battle”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”related entrySee also: h1rep- history